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CRICKET'S CHAMPION
UMPIRE.
1924
LOCAL SPORT.
you, who won his wat in amins. 32.2.3 sees, and the veteran, C. J. Cook, who in winning the other, returned a time of simins, 4.3 5sres
The full results were as under:—
HEAT L
C. T. Cook......mins. 4.3-3sees...........I D. Laing........timin. 24. ses...2 E. W. Railton à bad thirdl
CRICKET NOTES.
I have received a letter from a gentles man who calls himself "Cricketro." Ho suggests that the net should be put up early in the morning from 7,48 to 0 ante, I am in a position to say that the Tom.
SCOTTISH SPORT.
GOOD START IN SOCCER.
V.R.CL CHAMPIONSHIPS, "Googly" writing in the Daily Mail:
PRELIMINARY HEATS BEGIN, HARD-COURT TENNIS
It may surprise you the first time you
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT}
see Frank Chester umpiring to note how
The series of preliminary heats for the young he is. Most of the men who wear Annual Championships of the Victoria EDINBURd, August 7th. the long, white coat of the cricket held | Recreation Club began at the Clab yes- The majority of the results in the First have lived their active cricketing lives, terday evening, the earlier stages of the mittee tried to arrange this, but found it Division of the League were chase, and and have settled quietly down, to middle 440 yards" Championship, being contested. impracticable owing largely to the diffienl- This 'some-age, but Chester is an exception. Ile” is Only two heats were Swim off, but two ties which my correspondent very sensibly what unusual experiener has had its effeen still two years short of thirty, and butine performances were made by D. foresaw Another difficulty is that the on the positions of the glubs, and thus for the war you would not and him where
number of practice wickets is very sennty, at the end of the week's football we flod | he is.
and two sets of nets a day would cut them that, with two exceptions, all of them The WAT Cost Chester his bowling hand
upore, as they could not received atten- have dropped one; point or more. Were and so lost Worcestershire, and very
tion after hath "sessions.". He also asks it not for the fact that one of the two likely Eugland, one of the most talented
me to open my columns to all who have " well placed clubs is Rangers, and that young players in the country ten years
suggestions or comments to make. E.. "thus early the champions have established ago. Cricket seemed to hold great things
shall be glad to receive comments, lut a definite, if sight, lead over their for Chester, but he has been cheated of
reasonable suggestions are always wel- rivals, there is an equality suggested
comed by the C.C. Committee and should by these happenings that is full of in finite promise. It is tử be feared, how-
be sent to them is the Ion. Secretary. ever, that this equality does not extend
Mr. L. S. Greenhill. By the way, letters. to Rangers, whose brilliance in the early happens. True, he cannot take his plan
for this column must contain the writer's part of last season's guampaign deprised | among the players, but his keenness is the competition of all interest long be fore the end was in sight, and that as the weeks, roll on the margin between them and the others will tend to increase rather than diminish On Airdrieoniana, and in a lesser degree Loltic, rest the chief hopes of opposition, and possibly one or both may pre the season, is too far advanced, find that extra bit of form
Even on the hottest, post sleepy after. necessary to maintain interest at the highest level. Rangers rightly view their noon Chester is wideawake to what is Aberdeen engagroient as on of the happeđing. He follows every ball bowled stiffest in their programme, and their with his mind, as well as with his eres;The Iongkong Boxing Association is it will be enhanced by the fact that they and if you are not very conveniently stating that Alatty Smith in preregards wickets they have had nothing to season. Aberdeen wer on the whole. fram him how nearly that one took the were defeated on the same ground last places to see for yourself, you can gather
shade unfortunate to lose, as in the second half they had more than their batsinan's, buila, how close that was to a share of the attack. Keen and good foot-eatch at slip. ball was shown at the meeting of Critic] and Airdrieonians, and a draw was
satisfaction in emerging victorious from
them.
Cheated! Well, not altogether. as it
He is so
unabated, and his kerness has made him the most-talked-of" and the most inter exting umpire in the gaine. alert, so zestful. so original, that where ever he "stands," as they say in cricket,
stands out.
Chester is a sort of Cook's guide of
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D. Lyon............5mins. g. 5secs...... Pts. Douglas....Onțins. 44. sees..... B. Rasmussen....smins. 301. secs......3
A. George was tailed off, and his time real name, not for publication but as was not recorded.
ete", I have no intention of, making Today at 5.30 pm, preliminary heats these notes the vehicle for anonymous will be swum off for the 220 yards (Open) attacks. Any hating will be done by Mr. Championship, the 100 yards (Boys), and R. Abbit himself. Others had better try the 100 yards/Breast 'Stroke Champion- | the "Correspondence Columns. Nothing ship.
doing here
BIG BOXING, MATCH,
The nets have been pretty, full during" the past week. The batsmen hardly seem
11 receipt of a enble from Shanghai to have settled down jet, although as
of the Colony. The contest has been pru. Pared to meet Jim Cartlidge in a boxing complain of Pearce, and Hancock seem contest for the lightweight championship
in their usual good form, while Owen visionally arranged to take place an Hughes. Arnstrụng and Stripp have been Noyocibér 15th.
Tatting well. More is good but a litefe short of practice. The bowling is not very good. It must, however, be reval-
ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON AT
STONECUTTERS.
to their form in a net. It is especially hart on howlers who take a long run.
fair result. Celtic, who achieved some- cricket. He personally conducts, by thing of a record in the way of drawn means of gestures, bits of pantomime, NAVAL DOCKYARD SPORTS, lected that a lot of mes cannot bowl op ganes last season, look like emulating and unconscious little bits of by-play, tha their performances again, for this was theirs of the game for you. Watch him third draw in eight days. They have yet to win a game, but they are better than Pither Aberdeen na St Mirren as both these clubs are still pointless. It was left to Queen's Park to return what was perhaps the last resalt. In dividing the points with Raith Rover at Kirkcaldy the amateurs did more than their most fervent supporters expected them to do.
even
Partick Thistle, #: Critic, 2." Third Lanark 2: Hamilton Acads., W Heart of Midlothian, Cowden
bath, B.
Falkirk, ; Morton, U Rangers, St. Johnstons, 1., Ayr United, 0: Airdrieonians, 1. Quen's Park, 1: Kilmarnyek, 2.
Part of Midlothiah 2 Ağr United, 2. Kilumrncek, 0: Hiberáiño, 5. Aberdeen, 6g Rangers, 1. Caltie Airdrieonians. Ľ Motherwell. 3; Morton, 0. Partick Thistle, 1: Bunder, 1. Iaith Rovers, Queen's 'Park, I. St. Johnstone,; Falkirk, 0. St. Mirren. 0 Hamilton Academicals.
Third Lanark, I: Cowdenbeath, -1. CRICKET.
closely and you will get an unspoken ac- count of what is happening out there in. the middle of the field. If any moving picture company ever decided to film a big cricket match the first man it should engage is Chester; he would be more in- formative than many subtitles. "
Every ball that is sent up from ha end is a matter of the very closest import aner to him. Most umpires, stand still; and look quietly on But Chester must needs bend down, crane his neck, twist 1.himself this way or that way, and gene- rally comport hiusif as if the world
were hanging breathless on the result of a cricket ball bowled to a batsman.
But it is when the possibility of a swift run out occurs that he is at his very best. In a fraction of a second he duets out of everyone's way into a place which gives him à perfect view of things. erouches down, and-1 am quite ready to Teties-holds his breath over the Face between thờ man whose aim is to get in aud "the men whose aim it is to get him nut.
An entertaining young man. Frank Chester and a brilliant one at his job.
FORTUNES BY SCHOOLBOY JOCKEYS.
The Royal Naval Dockyard Recreation On Wednesday next special nets-hre- Club's annual sports at Stonecutters on being arranged and it should be an in- Saturday proved a most enjoyable affair. An excellent progranne had been arteresting afternoon. Reed has been keep- ranged by Mesars, Newnhamn and Smith, ing a very good length, and is in my and the presentation of prizes was made opinian easily the best bowler in the by Mrs. E. Newnham.
The
Mesdames Newnham, Padbury, Allen, and so has the Rev. T. B. Powell. «All working committee comprised Colony, Jacobs has been bowling well, Jones. Daniels and Spanton.
follows:-
The various compétitions resulted as
three, however, are very poor fields, though in justice to Reed it must he said. 100 Yards Swimming Base, Boys, K that his sight is largely to blame.. Evans 2, F. icurge: 3, 1. Evans.
100 Yards Swimming Race, Girls.--;
M. George; 2. L. Spanton.
I should have liked to see more or
Sausage (Lifebuoy) Race, All.Comers.ganised, finding practice by thisx` time. 1st Team, 31. George and L. Spanton, And fielding practice does abt mean
Water Derby,
Spotted Sand, R. Spanton unchucking catches to each other. Every-
rdy drops catches. on occasion, but Water Derby, Boys.-1, J. Hill on Spotted Sand "; 2, F. George un ground fielding can be learned. It is
"Kowloon Chief."
Sand Digging, Children.-1, Eric Moorg; 2, Stella Stevenson.
surprising of how many men at nets now that I hear it said "Oh, but he uses Tug-of-War, Ladies.Single beat Marthe side twenty-Bye runs, before he goes in A man has to be a most consistent scorer to get into an Interport side with
ried.
Tug-of-War, Men-Married beat Single. F. Allen.
Egg and Spoon Race, Ladies-1, des
100 Yards Flat Race, Boys,-1,- E Fleming; 2 J. Daniels
100 Yards Flat Race, Girls.1, George: 2. L Spantan; 3, H Allen.
Football, Married f. one all
Single-Draw,
handicap like that. Failure to back up, not getting down to them, and (abovo all), a tendency to saunter rather than gallup after a halall get a man a bad name as y fielder får more thần au occa- sional dropped enteh.
I hear More got 56 (retired) for the Volunteers the C.R.C last Saturday and Bowker 30 odd.. The bowling "was
The only Scottish Coanties Champion- ship match, that between Perthshire-and Stirling County, had to be abandoned towing in rain. This practically means 'Few people realise that most of nur that at the best Perthshire can now only leading jockeys are either still in their tie with Clackmannan County for thes or in the very early twenties, title which they won last season. As writes Cavendish Hope. they have completed their programme, They achieve fame as the riders of and Clackmannan County have still one
"classic" winners at an age when most
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. match to play, even the distinction of ather boys are hardly beginning to take joint championship can only be theirs if their schooldays seriously, and, owing to
FIËTII ·EXTRA · RACE MEETING, the present leaders lose their remaining the difficulty of keeping down weight. game against Aberdeenshire at Alloa. A frequently retire with a small fortune draw in this match would leave the to become trainers of other men's horses Club forwards us the entries for the fifth E. J. R. Mitchell also got twenty odd. The Secretary of the Hongkong Jockey not very epoch-making I believe though, We County undisputed and popular and other men's boys before they are Extra Rivee meeting to be held on Satur The Volunteers won comfortably, as after winners of the honour. All the Western thirty. Of the twelve leading jockeys day, October 11th, and Monday, October making over 150 and declaring, they got District Union "clubs were engaged in this season up to the end of last werk, 13th. championship games, Uddingston and Bine are either still under twenty or Kelburne strengthening their prospects well on the sunny side of twenty-five. of securing" the title by victories over
The younger a juckey begins his pro Kitinarnock and West of Scotland res-fessional career-iccording tu Steve pectively.
Donoghue the better. His son Fat, wo Wales easily defeated Scotland in the left school in July to follow in his International cricket match at Swanan, father's footsteps and rode his first win- winning by an innings and 70 runs. The ner for Eleanor Lady Torrington in the foundation for the Welsh victory was middle of August, will not be fourteen laid by their fine score of BOT to which years old until October. Bates contributed 110 Scotland niver
Father and son rode against each looked like reaching this total, though other in the Erst race which fat role as some of their batsmen showed a fighting spirit when the game was going against them. On the whole, bowery, Scotland's batting lacked revolution. Their totals were 130 and 79."
HARD COUNT CHAMPIONSHIPS.
professional jockey, and also when the son won his first race.
For the Reading Handicap races on the rid of the Chinese for about 30. I regret first day 43 ponies have been entered: 15 that at the moment of writing, I have not for the Wokingham Stakes (five furlongs);
0
14 for the Fourth Aggregate Stakes (che) the precise figures to hand.. mile); 11 for the Theale Selling Plate (one mile) and 20 for the Beckhampton Handicaps (13 miles). "
The entries are large also for the second day of the meeting, with the exception of the one mile race for the Ormonde Handi- cap, which has not attracted more than seven 'ponics.
BIG STADIUM AT TOKYO,
Another jockey who frequently rides against his father is W. McLachlan, jun. Although only about sixteen, he has been wonderful successful this Beason in TO BE OPENED WITH ATHLETIC wioning some of the biggest ruces and TOURNEY NEXT MONTH.
I have a few more details about prof- able Straits players from a reliable source. Hussey is a fine left-handed bat, very hard to get out when set, but rather a nervous or pastal starter. He is reputed to be rather slow in the field.
I hear that Grenier is not so good as he was in this department of the game.
Wyatt is a useful left-hand bowler but he is not as good as he has been, Brand | hits very hard and keeps wicket, well. He will probably keep if Maartenz cannot get away. Laville will probably be spare man. He is a fair all-round cricketer.
Besides these probables, there is
The week's tournament at St. Andrew's is now sixth in the list of winning in the Scottish Hard Court Champion-jockeys. In April he performed feat The construction of the athletic field ship was a great success. The Ladies' only paralleled twien when he rode the in the outer grounds of the Meiji Shrine Singles was won by Mrs. Robin Welsh, winner of the Great Metropolitan at at Yoyogi, Tokyo, has been completed, Edinburgh, the runner-up being Miss Epsom on the Tuesday and the winner says the eaka . The inauguration K. E. Little, Edinburgh. "The Ladies' of the City and Suburban next day. ceremony,, together with a grand tourna Doubles was gained by Misses J. ( Smirke, who started off the presentment of athletes from the secondary Rankine, Newlands, and M. K. Jenkins, flat-racing season by riding eleven win schools all over the country, is to be held possibility that Carter, a young Eurosiau, Edinburgh, who in the final defeated pers in twelve days and is now fifth in under the auspices of the Home Office, may come. I am told he is a very good - Mrs. R. Welsh and Mrs. Keith Buchanan, the list of winning Jockeys-occupying on October 25th. The Imperial Princes Partick The Gent's Doubles went to pie place below the veteran Steve Donog and Princesses, the Premier, Viscount right hand medium pace bowler. He has E. C. Macintosh and A. Blair, the run-hue-is the seventeen-years-old son of a Kalo, and his Cabinet colleagues, will lots of Buger spin, and a ball that goes ners up being Dr. G. M. Elliot, Edin. Jemal business man in a London suburb.be invited.
burgh, and D. L. Craig. The Gent's He began his career at fifteen and won The total area of the ground is 10,000 away with his hem very fast. He is de-
MARKSMAN KILLS HIS ASSISTANT.
out.
R. ABBIT.
Singles fell to A. Binir, Pollockshielde, a race on his second public mount and tube (about 3 acres). In the open there scribed as probably the best bowler in who beat E. C. Macintosh, Genalinond. thirty-nine others before the season, was is room for 50,000 spectators. A graad the Far East There seem several of
stand with twenty-six terraces of benches | them Tommy Morgan, another very pro- covers, 1,237 tsubo, and can take in 15,000 of an Irish horse-dealer, probably holds dred cherry-trees are planted. The track mising young light-weight jockey, the son people. Around the grounds several hun. the record as the youngest winner of a is 400 metres long and 10 metres wide and great race. He won the Great Metro-there is a straight course 200 metres long An imitator of William Tell is now in politan Stakes at Epsom on Viaduct in and 12 wide. The field is turfed and in
1920 at the age of thirteen! the custody of the Berlin police in conse
large enough for football. In the stand quence of the death of his assistant while for premier honours last year and is a medical office, a special room, and an Elliott, who tied with Steve Donoghue are six rooms for players, a bath-room, he was displaying the markmanship in a now head of the list of winning jockeys, office. Berlin amusement park. One of his is himself barely out of his teens, as
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The Commander of the Soviet. sloop
tricks to show off his skill in rise-shoot-are also H. Wragg, the King's light. 1919. Delays were caused by a rise in came ashore yesterday and "visited' the The authorities began the work in Forovsky," at present in the Harbour, ing was to pierco a playing card held on weight jockey, and "Vic" Smyth, R. A the cost of materials and also in wages. Commodore. Following this Commodore top of the head of an assistant. For five years he had never failed, but Joaca, "Tommy" Weston, and G.The earthquake further interrupted the Grace visited the sloop, and the usual a bullet entered his aastant's head, Richards, all of whom are among the first work.
causing his death. The unfortunate marks twelve winning, jockeys of the present The total cost of constructing the salute of eleven guns was fired, thus Iman is now charged with murder
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